"second string" meaning in English

See second string in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-second string.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} second string
  1. (idiomatic) Not as good; of a lower quality or condition. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-second_string-en-adj-dltBmfPo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Audio: En-au-second string.ogg [Australia] Forms: second strings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} second string (plural second strings)
  1. (sports) A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string. Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: junior varsity
    Sense id: en-second_string-en-noun-b-oX8Cli Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for second string meaning in English (2.6kB)

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